Language Services Network Fort Wayne - LSN

Grateful for our partnership with the City of Fort Wayne Government Fortify Neighborhood Accelerator Initiative, who is committed to making every family feel seen, heard, and supported. Thanks to this collaboration, Spanish‑speaking families received professional interpretation services that ensured clear communication, dignity, and full participation.

Language access isn’t an add‑on — it’s essential to building strong, equitable neighborhoods. Honored to stand together in this work.

Washington State Passes Law to Promote Consistent Language Access New law in Washington State moves to standardize language access guidelines and address interpreter shortages across state agencies.

Exciting news!!!

The Myaamia Heritage Foundation is excited to share that we have been awarded a grant from Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities for our inaugural Myaamia Cultural Fest on August 29 in Fort Wayne, Indiana!

This grant will support the event’s foodways and history programs, creating opportunities for the public to experience Myaamia culture firsthand and learn how the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma continues to revitalize and carry forward its traditions for future generations.

Ready to learn and practice your language skills?
Allen County Public Library has free resources resources!

The federal office that helps schools help students learn English is going away The Office of English Language Acquisition was decimated by layoffs last year. Now its work supporting the nation’s 5 million English learners will be absorbed by other offices.

You are all invited to the next bilingual tour.
Date and time: 5/20/26 at 6:00 pm
To register, please call 📞 260.423.0015
Current exhibits include:
Archetypes by Chuck Sperry
Fashion of Art Deco
Ezra Tucker

See you there!

Bilingual Tour - FWMoA English-Spanish Bilingual Tours Explore the Fort Wayne Museum of Art through free tours in English and Spanish! Guests will experience an up close and personal discussion of our current exhibitions, and the tour will last approximately one hour. We look forward to seeing you there!

Save the Date!

The rapid adoption of AI and machine translation has dramatically increased the volume of translated content, but review capacity has not scaled at the same pace. This webinar examines why traditional review processes struggle to keep up with AI-driven production and where quality risks are most likely to appear: https://bit.ly/42hzub1

Through a discussion and a Q&A, the focus will be on exploring common failure points in AI-assisted translation pipelines and understanding why “good enough” machine output can still introduce costly errors.

Join the conversation today during the open house event.
Interpretation services available in Burmese and Spanish

South Calhoun Rezoning The Planning and Policy Department and the Allen County Department of Planning Services are working together to rezone areas along South Calhoun Street

Educate yourself:
Why is Cinco de Mayo celebrated?
Cinco de Mayo traces its origins to the Mexican army’s unlikely defeat of far better equipped French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Emperor Napoleon III had sent French troops to Mexico to secure dominance over the former Spanish colony and install one of his relatives, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, as its ruler. Led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, a Mexican militia raced to fortify the city of Puebla against the advancing French troops.

Why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the U.S. than Mexico Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, but its history tells a different story. Here's why the holiday is rooted in resistance.